A special gift??

brideinOC

A family friend just brought home a baby girl that she adopted.  I want to send her something special as a gift.  Was there something special that you received that stands out in your mind as a thoughtful gift?  Thanks for any suggestions.

Beth

jacksjerseygirl

A gift for her the adult or for the baby? Right now, what has been thoughtful is when people actually go to our registry and send something off of it for Grant. I know it doesn't sound glamorous lol

We did not have a shower before hand. We have created announcements with our registry information but, while we are grateful for the gifts we have received, people are just going and buying stuff that is not on our registry. Tres annoying because I have more onesies than he will ever get a chance to wear and we have to keep going out and buying the stuff we really need off of our own registry.

If she did have a shower before hand and you just want to give something extra special for the baby - perhaps something engraved/personalized (a picture frame, an engraved scrapbook, a baby bank, rattle, etc).

For her, I think was really sweet of my DH was a necklace he got for me from Jareds. It was the mother/child pendant with a diamond. Go here, there are lots of different versions of the necklace at various price points: https://www.jared.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchResultsView?langId=-1&storeId=10451&catalogId=10001&N=0&Ne=1&Ntk=Products&Ntt=mother

 

 

jewele803

One of my favorite gifts was a girly pretty burp cloth embroidered w/ Jade's name.  I think it was purchased through etsy.  They also got us a package of baby spoons...not anything extravagent but really practical and special anyway!

 

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I think purchasing a gift for her that you would for any other baby (off of a registry or something you know she wants for the baby) is the most special thing you can do.  We miss out on a lot of the pregnancy milestones like showers, because we don't want to have a shower and then have the match fall through, so anything you can do to treat her just like any other mommy is the most special gift you can give.  I'd look at her registry or perhaps get her something monogrammed/embroidered.

Sally J

Get her something that you found particularly helpful during your first weeks with a new baby.  Also gift certificates to her favorite restaurant (that has takeout) will likely be much appreciated.  She is a new overwhelmed parent like any other (even if it's her 2nd, 3rd, 4th child)!

LadyRed7

Sally J:

Get her something that you found particularly helpful during your first weeks with a new baby.  Also gift certificates to her favorite restaurant (that has takeout) will likely be much appreciated.  She is a new overwhelmed parent like any other (even if it's her 2nd, 3rd, 4th child)!

i would have said the same thing! Looks like you are a mom, (congrats!) anything that you loved and are using would be the same for an adoptive mom. That is very thoughtful of you!